Station

[ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Station” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,793
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stelle, an der ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel planmäßig hält

Corpus desk

Index DE-station · Station · German

Station · rank #2,793 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,793
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadion

Nearest frequency peer: Stadion (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Station“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Station“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Station vs Stativ
71% similar
Station vs Statuen
71% similar
Station vs Stätten
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Station
PropertyValue
HeadwordStation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,793
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Station“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stadion“ (#2,792), „Verbot“ (#2,794), „Sitze“ (#2,791). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Station“ bei #2,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Station (IPA [ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,793 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Station, with forms such as "sattion", "sstation", and "staiton". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Stativ", "Statuen", "Stätten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Station, spelled S-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stelle, an der ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel planmäßig hält
  2. 2
    Ort der Unterbrechung einer Reise oder Wanderung
  3. 3
    ein bestimmter Punkt in einem Ablauf, Verfahren oder Vorgang
  4. 4
    Abteilung eines Krankenhauses mit bestimmter fachlicher Ausrichtung
  5. 5
    eine Anlage oder Einrichtung für bestimmte Zwecke, besonders für wissenschaftliche Beobachtungen und Untersuchungen
  6. 6
    allgemein ein Stützpunkt oder Standort und im Besonderen ein vorgelagerter Beobachtungspunkt oder Vorposten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Station appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. An der nächsten Station müssen wir aussteigen.
  2. „Auf der nächsten Station stieg sie aus, und nicht lange darauf verließ auch der Leutnant das Abteil; gleichzeitig entstiegen den Wagen der dritten Klasse einige Gruppen Infanterie.“

This word in other languages

station(English)estación(Español)station(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sattion
  • sstation
  • staiton
  • statino
  • stationn
  • statoin
  • stattion
  • sttaion
  • sttation
  • tsation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Station - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sattion2sstation1staiton2statino2stationn1statoin2stattion1sttaion2
Edit distance from "Station"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Station"?
"Station" is spelled S-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Station" mean?
As a noun, "Station" means: eine Stelle, an der ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel planmäßig hält
What words are commonly confused with "Station"?
"Station" is commonly confused with "Stativ", "Statuen", "Stätten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Station"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Station" is [ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Station" come from?
"Station" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Station", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stadion#2,792Vortrag#2,799Absicht#2,801sammeln#2,784

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

schlug10 variantsbezieht10 variantsmaximal10 variantsEintritt10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list